"I prefer the term 'hella' cute, thank you!" chided Tobias in retort, sweeping himself around Shadow with the momentum of his failed punch.

The twin-in-white's eyes pierced more than her words as her hand reached out towards Toby, index finger pointed menacingly at the boy who was now situated in the small space between the girls.

"Oh shit, are you the scary one?!" He ducked, hoping to avoid anything that might be flung from the white witch's fingertips. A flare to his right caught the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but turn to follow the fireball as it headed towards Kieran.

'Holy guacamole, this battle is heating up.' The young mercenary knew he was going to have to use his full focus if he didn't want his partner incinerated.

Toby attempts to use Shapeshift. (1-5 is success, 6-10 is failure)*Jinxed*

The blow connected, but it gave Le the perfect opportunity to get a hold on Brutus. The last lock of hair that she had been combing wrapped itself tightly around his wrist. Le gave the man a malicious grin. "You should play nice with a lady. You never know how she'll strike back!"

Le attempts to make a hair hammer, 1-5 fails, 6-10 succeeds.

Random number (1,10) : 6

If a successful hammer is formed she swings it at Brutus. Otherwise she smugly pretends that grabbing his wrist is what she meant.

With a deep inhale, Toby took in all the chaos around him and tried to use the adrenaline to energize his entire body. Scales rippled out across his neck, reaching in all directions to dot his face and limbs. His exhale turned into a hissing noise as the front of Toby's face shot out to form a long, thin snout with jagged teeth lining his widening grin.

There was a strange thud as Toby's belly connected with the dark 'ground'. The second he was on all fours, he whipped his crocodile self around with his stubby legs to take a bite out of the twin shooting fire at his comrade.

Lunging at Shadow, Toby attempts to take a bite. (1-5 is success, 6-10 is failure)*Jinxed*

'SO CLOSE, I CAN ALMOST TASTE IT!' shouted Toby inwardly as he flew towards the bare flesh of his target's leg. Triumph was on his tongue; that was until he witnessed the large fireball explode outward over Keiran's form yards away.

Immense pain shot from the stump of his right arm. Forcing him to drop to his knees as his hand holding the katana fell to the floor with a clang.

"GHAAAAAA!!!" shouted Dr. Weird as he doubled over clutching his arm to his chest.

Coughing and choking in his own spit he managed to reply to Bartek.

"COUGH, I've always been more of a, COUGH, thinker than a fighter. Which is why ever Dr. Wierd action figure comes complete, COUGH COUGH, with a set of droid body guards... That would have sounded more impressive if they were here, HEHE COUGH. Although, recently I have been known to carry a few odds and ends for personal safety."

This was not good, he was going to bleed out and the pain was so intense he couldn't focus. He didn't have any pain killers or anything to cauterize the wound. The coat was just washed so the pockets were empty, DAM I need more coats then this wouldn't have happened, he thought.

Managing to rise up onto one knee, "It would seem that today you not only cought me with my pants down but off as well." He chuckled threw his clentched teeth.

Just as he was wieghing his options he felt a section of his Cyber Mind kick on, a section he had not been aware off. It started sending impulses down through his spine and nervous system. Then down his right arm, suddenly the pain was gone replaced with a warm tingling sensation. Holding his arm out infront of him Dr. Wierd watched as from the wrists stump capbles and wires began to grow forming the basic skelatal structer for a hand followed by tiny metal platelets to make up the rest of the hands form. When the ends of his fingers finished forming he could only star at his "new" hand. Turning it over working the fingers, it worked and felt like a real hand.

"Fasinating, I'll need to give this an indepth look when I get back to my lab." He picked himself up off the floor and looked at his coat which was now covered in his own blood. "After I wash my coat again."

He walked over to his old hand now lieing in a small pool of blood and picked it up. He pulled the katana out from its death grip and put the hand in his pocket. Holding the blade in his metal hand felt right to him, and after a few swings he turned to face Bartek taking a fencing stance.

"Well then, ladies and gentlemen I present to you a new and improved Dr. Weird, Dr. Wierd 2.0, thats right I leveled up. So are you ready to start round two Thin Man?"

The tremendous blast of the inferno sent Keiran right back to where he had started. His body trembled as he pulled himself to his feet a second time, blood trickled from his mouth, quickly vanishing as if absorbed by the darkly realm. Upon glancing towards the twins, Keiran could see a better opening this time; his young partner seemed to have both of them distracted. With much of his remaining strength he made beeline sprint towards Shadow.

Keiran launched his hand forward towards the dark girl's forearm as he came in close proximity.______________________________________

Rebound lay on his back. He looked up at the armored young man with the blue/black hair. Those blue eyes in Epoch's head were fixed on Rebound's own yellow eyes. "I'm here to kill or be killed."

Epoch remained still, he must have felt the incompleteness in Rebound's statement.

"I'm dead. There are others too. We were in comas. Some of us government induced, others were simply ill or injured. At the precipice of death, a voice came to us. It brought us here. It brought me to this room to fight you. It said I'd be given a second chance at life if I killed you. But it's hard. You're really here. Me: I'm just an astral projection, like the others. I'm already dead is what. I couldn't beg you enough to end me. I've been in pain. So much pain. Epoch... could you do it? Could you end me?"

Shine was sort of surprised in the transformation. Sort of. "Big deal, you have claws, and jaws, and teeth, and a tail. You're not getting anywhere like that." She held up her right hand and beckoned to Ditto. "Bring it on, big lizard!"

Epoch had to contemplate the situation. Rebound seemed sincere. He had made mistakes before, and taking a life wasn't something he could take lightly.

"You're already dead, and it's my only way out isn't it?" Epoch asked.

Rebound only nodded.

"After I let you rest in peace, I will find the creature that did this to you, and stop him."

Epoch held out his left hand and aimed at Rebound. He watched as the decaying Chronotons tied to him and Rebound flowed through him. They looked weird, as if different, somehow. Epoch ignored it and charged a massive blast.

Not only was the hammer a success, but when Brutus attempted to punch her again, she was able to pull him back with the hair wrapped around his wrist. It wasn't at all reliable like her Hair Arms were, but it could work in a pinch. Staying on the offensive, Le swings the Hair Hammer at Brutus again, aiming for the head for a hopeful concussion.

Keiran's hand wrapped firmly around the dark girl's lithe forearm. Sparks emanated from the girls opposite hand but promptly seemed to fizzle out; it seemed as though the dark realm was effecting her to. "I wouldn't give it to you it to you anyways, you're not really my type!" Keiran laughed, preparing to identify Shadow's powers.

Keiran's words echoed in the small orifices located on the back of Toby's reptilian head. He watched as his partner's hand tightly wrapped around the fire-flinger's wrist. A couple of words into the conversation above him, the shape-shifter realized his mouth was still hanging open, inches from the young girl's leg. The explosions and the taunting white twin had distracted him.

With a small twitch, he swung his head forward. There was a distinct 'CHOMP' as his teeth sunk into the frail limb of his target. It was like taking a bite of a ripe fruit. Blood rushed into his mouth. --------------------------------------Skills:Shapeshift – (Alpha Class – 2/20)Symbiosis – (Novice Class – 3/10)Durability – (Passive)

The energy blast that should have killed him withdrew within Rebound's body. He laughed as he stood up. "You have no idea, Epoch. I know all about you. I knew who I'd be facing before I was brought here. He educated each of us before we agreed to fight for our lives. We may be as good as dead, but if you die, then I can live again, and that's worth it to me!"

Rebound held both of his hands out and prepared a massive yellow attack.